Welcome to the Wild Messengers Tarot!

These cosmic watercolor animal cards (and high-quality hardcover guidebook) are steeped in intention, crafted with precision, and they just might have you at hello with their glossy, textured snakeskin backs.

Born out of the intuitive gifts of Lola Pickett and Tanya Casteel and the graphical talents of Tigre Pickett, this project is steeped in love, integrity and playfulness.

Call forth your own wisdom and answers while awakening the wild within.

Included in this first-edition deck are all 78 suited tarot cards (re-named to be non-binary/gender fluid), plus two mystery “wild cards” to add whimsy and additional insight to your readings. Each card has been intuitively paired with an animal; adding specificity, nuance, and depth to the traditional interpretation of that card.

For tarot enthusiasts, collectors, and the tarot curious, we know you’ll appreciate the intention (ahem, obsession) with producing a quality deck: Thick (but not too thick) card stock and high-end printing; made for ease of shuffling and designed to last through thousands of readings. The seamless, reversible, textured backs hide reversals until it’s time to reveal them.

The cards and box have all been designed and are ready to order for printing! We're going to have our Guidebook's content complete before we close funding so all that we need now is YOU!

Before we dive into the art, meet the artist, Tanya Casteel!

The Major suit is emblazoned with our symbol for Etheric Spirit. These hallmark Messengers bear the booming voices of the Archetypes; expressions of quintessential components of every human’s evolutionary journey.

The Minor suits follow the process and elements of Alchemy, with the transmutation of Swords into Air, Wands into Fire, Cups into Water, and Pentacles into Earth. The Minor animals accompany you on a journey as you work daily to raise your consciousness, step into aligned action, open your heart, and ground into your purpose.

In your deck, you'll also find two mystery wild cards in addition to the 14 cards from each minor suit. These creatures will be revealed as an update to our backers!

Box Specs

Style: Two-Piece Hard Box

Box Material: 2mm Cardboard & 128gsm matte paper

Printing: Full Color Front and Back

Finish: Anti-Scratch Matte

★ STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED! ★ Holographic Foil and Deboss on Box

Channeled guidance, prompts for self-reflection, powerful invocations, and more are shared for each card in our Heirloom-quality, hardcover guidebook. In addition, you’ll learn how to work with Alchemy as a tool for self-transformation and enhance your ability to understand all the Wild Messengers you encounter out in the world. We’ll share our favorite spreads, link to guided meditations on our website, and so much more.

One of our priorities has been to make this guidebook as robust and insightful as possible, so that even the most inexperienced reader can receive incredibly specific, actionable, and relevant guidance when working with this deck. Plus, the animals make the tarot so fun! We can’t wait until you see all they are sharing through this book!

The guidebook is nearly complete! We will be ready to order for print upon successful completion of this campaign.

Tarot Guidebook Specs

Paper Size: 5.5" x 7.5"

Paper: 80gsm offset paper

Outer Printing: Full Color

Inner Printing: Black Printing

Hardcover Finish: Anti-Scratch Matte

★ STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED! ★ Holographic Foil, Deboss

Funding this project will provide us the means to order all 80 textured cards, with unique, beautiful, and protective packaging, plus the hardcover guidebook. Hope we can capture that tarot cloth stretch goal, too!

And now... the goods! For backing us, what will you receive?

About the Retreat Reward Level

Make your deposit to join a Wild Messengers RETREAT with the whole WM team for 3 days outside Asheville, NC!

On April 18-21, 2019, you’ll join Tigre, Lola, and Tanya for 3 days of merry magic-making in the wild woods. You’ll experience playful tarot workshops, paint cosmic animals with Tanya, learn to interpret animal messages... and more surprises! This reward gives you the deck + book set PLUS secures your space with a (non-refundable, fully transferable) deposit to attend this retreat.

The deposit applies toward the backers-only price of $1,111; when the campaign closes, the price increases to $1,555. Once you make your deposit, the remaining balance will be due no later than 3/31/19 (payment plans available post-campaign!)

Deposits are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another 2019 Wild Messengers event.

A few things to note:

Want to get more items after close of the campaign? We'll have our PledgeManager open for you to add items, add-ons, etc! Got the Early Birdy price for the deck but also want a book now? No worries! Just add it on in PledgeManager when completing your shipping info!

Everything shown here is 99.33%* of what you'll see when you receive your rewards in the mail, and we may be slightly tweak/improved upon before our final production run to ensure the highest quality product arrives in your hands! (* that's extremely not scientific)

Once we meet our initial backing goal, we’ll stretch for even more awesomeness to amp up your enthusiasm for these animals, and make the decks that much more infused with cosmic magic. Please keep sharing this project with your friends and get them pumped up to contribute!

These fantastical features will be unlocked with each stretch goal we hit:

★ UNLOCKED!! $16,666 ★ All Backers receive eBook on-the-go version of the Guidebook!

★ UNLOCKED $18,888 ★ All Backers eBook version of the Guidebook upgraded to color!

Got a question? We'll do our best to answer. Peep this area for updates as the questions roll in and we put the most commonly asked ones up here to keep things clear!

Will the guidebook be available for purchase on its own?

Yes, after the Kickstarter is funded and the project is published we will have it for individual sale through our website. Guidebooks will also be available for individual sale after the Kickstarter closes as part of an "add-on" option. So if you ordered just the deck or the early bird deck there will be a chance to add on a guidebook at the end.

What if I want to order more than one deck and guidebook for friends?

That would be great! Just add an extra $44 per deck, $22 per guidebook, or $66 per deck/book combo that you'd like to add to your pledge. Please message us on KS just to be sure we're adding things correctly!

xoxoxo - Tigre, Tanya and Lola

Risks and challenges

BACKER REQUIREMENTS:

Producing a physical product has inherent risks and challenges, especially when it comes to fulfillment and shipping. We’ve been very selective of our vendors for that very reason! Should any unforeseen snafus arise, we’ll take care of them with the swiftness of a sea otter diving for clams.

USE AN EMAIL YOU CHECK OFTEN (AND WORKS): Backer surveys are sent after the project funding window has closed. Do this immediately! Don’t dally or diddle and miss out on some sweet, limited add-ons. We can’t deliver your rewards until you fill out your backers survey.

CONFIRM CREDIT CARD INFO IS UP-TO-DATE: If we can’t run your card, you’ll get booted as a backer. Let’s not do that, shall we?

TRIPLE-CONFIRM YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS: Check that it’s actually where you want your reward to arrive. Is it formatted correctly? Is it your full name (no handles, plz) Did you consult a dictionary for proper spelling? Bad addys mean sad animals. Where you tell us to send your reward is where it’s headed; so, triple-check it! Any returned rewards will be shipped (again) at your cost. Got an address change between funding close and ship date? No worries! Hit us up at hello [a] wildmessengers.com and we’ll get you updated.

ORDERS OUTSIDE CANADA or the USA: Your order may have customs and import duties applied to it. We can’t tell you what that cost would be as duties and customs vary widely from country to country and we have no control over those charges. It might be a good idea to contact your local customs office for more information on the current charges.

Support

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Early Bird - Tarot Deck & Box

Early bird pricing for the deck (including 2 wild cards) & box. (The lowest price it will ever be!) Limited to the first 77 backers. Thank you for your early support! Shipping & Handling added after campaign with Pledgebacker.

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Early Bird - Tarot Deck, Box & Guidebook

Early bird pricing for the deck (including 2 wild cards), box & guidebook. Limited to the first 77 backers. Your name will be printed in the first edition of the Guidebook on our acknowledgements/thank you page. Thank you for your early support! Shipping & Handling added after campaign with Pledgebacker.

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Limited Edition Wood Burn Tarot Box

We've curated a Limited Edition (only 11 available) Wood Burn Tarot Boxes to house your Wild Messengers tarot cards. This hand wood-burned and stained work of art is lovingly made by the talented Blackbird Haüs. Reward includes the Wild Messengers Deck and Guidebook!

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Tarot Deck, Box, Guidebook & Painting

78 card tarot deck (plus 2 wild cards), box, & Guidebook. PLUS you get a surprise original 9x12 inch cosmic animal watercolor painting from the deck. Own an original painting that is actually featured in the deck!!! Let the artist send you a mystery in the mail. This reward is limited to 33 people. Shipping & Handling added after campaign with Pledgebacker.

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Deck, Box, Book, Reading & Painting

You get the 78 card tarot deck (plus 2 wild cards), box, & Guidebook. PLUS an animal discovery reading by Tanya and an original 9x12 watercolor painting. Tanya will intuitively paint an original painting of the cosmic animal that intuitively comes to her through your written participation in her cosmic animal interview form. The form will be emailed to you after the Kickstarter closes. This reward is limited to only 11 people. Shipping & Handling added after campaign with Pledgebacker.

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Pledge US$ 333 or more
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Wild Messengers 3-Day Retreat (Deposit)

Make your deposit to join a Wild Messengers RETREAT with the whole WM team for 3 days outside Asheville, NC!

On April 18-21, 2019, you’ll join Tigre, Lola, and Tanya for 3 days of merry magic-making in the wild woods. You’ll experience playful tarot workshops, paint cosmic animals with Tanya, learn to interpret animal messages... and more surprises! This reward gives you the deck + book set PLUS secures your space with a (non-refundable, fully transferable) deposit to attend this retreat.

The deposit applies toward the backers-only price of $1,111; when the campaign closes, the price increases to $1,555. Once you make your deposit, the remaining balance will be due no later than 3/31/19 (payment plans available post-campaign!)

Deposits are non-refundable, but can be transferred to another 2019 Wild Messengers event.